James,

Format thew column as time
Select the column and query/replace a.m. with AM
Select the column and query/replace p.m. with PM

Thats all.

Success,
Rob

> Op 28 jun. 2023, om 23:31 heeft James <[email protected]> het volgende 
> geschreven:
> 
> That seems to leave 11 pm as 11:00 (I expect 23:00).
> Maybe I am doing it wrong.
> 
> On 2023-06-28 17:10, Alan B wrote:
>> Select the text fields, hopefully they are in a column or columns.
>> 
>> After selecting the fields select "Data > Text to Columns..." from the menu
>> 
>> In the Text to Columns dialog box select the following options:
>> For "Separator Options" tick "Separated by".
>> The only separator option that should be ticked is "Space".
>> Be certain "Detect special numbers" is ticked in the "Other Options"
>> choices.
>> Click the "OK" button.
>> 
>> The time portion of the column will now be a time formatted number in the
>> column it was already in. Depending on the default format it may or may not
>> have AM/PM. If it doesn't, just change the time format to what you need at
>> this point.
>> 
>> The "a.m." or "p.m." portion of your original text will be moved one column
>> over. It will overwrite what is in the next column if the column is not
>> empty.
>> 
>> To prevent adjacent columns from being overwritten, while still in the
>> "Text to Columns" dialog box, go to the "Fields" section at the bottom.
>> 
>> There should be two columns with a heading of "Standard", one column
>> showing the time portion of your text, the other column showing the a.m/p.m
>> portion. Click the word "Standard" over the a.m/p.m column.
>> 
>> Now open the "Column type" list and pick the "Hide" option.
>> 
>> Finally, click OK to close the dialog box.
>> 
>> You text time will now be a time number in the column it was already in.
>> The a.m/p.m portion has not overwritten the adjacent column as it has been
>> discarded as part of the Text to Columns operation.
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 4:32 PM James <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have text fields like:
>>> 
>>> 10:06:59 a.m.
>>> 8:57:36 p.m.
>>> 
>>> How do I convert them to 24-hour time fields?
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